With support from the California Arts Council, La Raíz Magazine will publish a first book of poetry, written by a person of color, and offer connected programming with the goal of elevating voices that resonate with the larger community of disenfranchised, marginalized, and exploited peoples. This project will be part of an effort to offer more affirming and positive narratives of communities that are often overlooked or stereotyped, while also validating the experience of marginalized people from low-income and migrant families, as well as supplying a model of self-expression and confidence for youth who will gain access to culturally-relevant poetry.